Ashoka Jahnavi-Prasad
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Ashoka Prasad is a behavioural scientist primarily known for his work on sodium valproate as an alternative to lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and his book, Biological Basis and Therapy of Neuroses, in which he expounded on the biological origins of neuroses. A syndrome is named after him (Prasad's Syndrome) in which manic presentation of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is described.
He is a member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the great grandson of India's first president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
He has studied in Colvin Taluqdars' College, Lucknow.
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